I had some yarn left from the pidge scarf I made here. So I made this neck scarf. I loved, loved this pattern! 4 rows are repeated over and over to get a look like cables. Every 4th row makes a hole, so instant button holes, as loose or as tight as needed.

I received this pattern free when I purchased some yarn at a shop while on vacation. I will be making more of these. It only takes about 100yds of a worsted weight yarn, so I was able to get 2 neck scarves out of the skein with a little left over. It would make a nice flower or embellishment for a hat or sweater 🙂

Next, I started Johanna’s Royal Holiday on her Large Stitch RR. I feel guilty for having it in my possession for so long and Johanna really needs to see how beautiful it is in person.

I am just starting on her face. I will show the entire RR when I finish it. It is truly a beautiful piece and I plan on duplicating it someday.

And last, my new look. I have decided to go quite a bit shorter with my hair. I had it cut about 6 weeks ago and it was a little difficult for me to go short. But I loved it and wore it wavy through the summer. But now that fall is here, I needed a new shorter look. So I took the plunge yesterday.

It’s very hard for me to take a picture of myself and I cut the top of my head off. Oh well. You can see my new short look. I think I look very business like. Hubby calls it short and sassy. I like it. What have you been stitching on this week?

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I chose to do Cherry Blossom on her piece. Here is the completed piece:

Isn’t it just gorgeous? It is now complete and I am thinking of keeping it for myself. Ha! ( I know you are reading this, Johanna.) I will send it on. It is so beautiful. She is going to be thrilled with it when she gets it.

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Kathy just finished stitching on my Round Robin and posted this photo:

Isn’t it just beautiful? I am so geeked about my first Round Robin. One more block to be stitched by Linda and then she will be on her way home to me. I can’t wait to see it in person. I sent it off in January 2012 to be stitched by 7 wonderful stitchers from around the world and it should be returning to me around November. I just melt every time I look at it. I know that it is sparkly and shimmery with all the metallic threads and beading. Everyone has done an awesome job stitching on this one for me. And I know that Linda will do an awesome job on the last fairy too and can’t wait to see her contribution . I will be sure to post here when I get it back .

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I finished my block on Erin’s Round Robin this last week and thought I would share with you what I did:

Her theme is Roses and she picked the patterns that she wanted and chose the portions of the pattern that she wanted stitched. I like that. Made it super simple for me. I chose “The Kiss” and I think it turned out lovely. Here is her Round Robin so far:

A very unique piece. Can’t wait to see how it turns out when the last 2 blocks are stitched.

My Round Robin piece is coming along so beautifully! I will try to get a picture and post it here so that you can see. Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by to see what I have been up to.

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Ok, so in between running my youngest son around everywhere, and getting ready for my stamping open house, I was finally able to get some stitching in. I stitched the Pixie, Lily of the Valley for Karen’s Round Robin. Lily turned out beautiful and I can’t wait to stitch her one day, in full. Here she is:

I love the fabric Karen chose for her RR. A beautiful hand dyed fabric with blue, green, yellow, purple and pink in the nicest shades. And it’s sparkly. Here is the piece as it looked before I put it in the mail today:

So beautiful. Now I want to stitch some pixies. Unfortunately, I have to get back to Snowman or Angel. I promised myself that I would finish those 2 pieces before moving onto something else. That’s another reason that I like stitching on the Round Robin…I can break away from my current stitch and do something different. And I am really not breaking my promise since I am committed to getting the RR pieces done and in the mail by a certain date. I should be getting my next RR in the next few days and I can’t wait to see what I am going to stitch on next. Thanks for stopping by.

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It’s Donner on Sophia’s RR. I have been working on him all month. With my back and sciatica giving me problems, I didn’t think I would get him finished by the deadline, but I finished him late last night. And with a week to spare. Here is the entire piece:

Sophia stitched all of the squares and those of us in the group are just stitching the reindeer-minus the beads and treasures. This piece is so awesome. I can’t wait to see this piece finished. The fabric is perfect and sparkly. This was a joy to stitch on. Even with my back problems. Thanks for visiting.

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I finished my block on Catherine’s Round Robin last week. Her theme is Roses and I stitched Damask Roses. Here is my block:

Here is the finished piece.

My lady is quite large compared to the other ladies, but I think she turned out pretty good. I also stitched the rose in the triangle below my block. This is a very well laid out piece. Catherine did a lot of work stitching all of her blocks and I can’t wait to see this piece finished at the end of the year.